2.08.800 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Specific Requirements:
A. Committee – Established. There is created a Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, consisting of five (5) members. Members shall be appointed for a one (1) year term. The Council will review the membership on an annual basis and make changes as appropriate.
B. Membership – Eligibility. One (1) member shall be an elected official of the City who shall serve as chair, two (2) members shall be representatives of businesses required to collect the lodging tax, and two (2) members shall be persons involved in activities authorized to be funded by revenue received from the lodging tax.
C. Meetings. The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee shall devote such time as may be necessary to properly discharge all duties devolving upon them. The Committee shall meet as often as is necessary to conduct business but shall hold a meeting at least once a year.
D. Duties of Council to Committee. The Committee is entrusted with the responsibilities of advising and making recommendations concerning the collection and use of lodging taxes. The City shall submit any proposal that will impose a tax under Chapter 67.28 RCW. The City Council shall submit to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, for its review and comment, proposals on:
1. The imposition of a tax under SSB 5867.
2. Any increase in the rate of such a tax.
3. Repeal of an exemption from such a tax.
4. A change in the use of the revenue received from such a tax.
E. Duties of Committee. The Committee shall provide a report and analysis to the City Council on the extent to which any proposal will accommodate activities for tourists or increase tourism, and the extent to which any proposal will affect the long-range stability of the special fund created for the lodging tax revenues. (Ord. 2972, 5/25/21)